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i'm carol cosell low, cnn newsroom continues right now with wolf blitzer. >>> hello, everyone, i'm wolf blitzer in washington, we want to welcome you to our special coverage leading into president obama's last news conference in his first term as president of the united states. the president will be meeting with reporters in the east room of the white house, he's getting ready for that, originally he was scheduled for 10:15, now it's been rescheduled to 11:30. about a half hour from now. there you're seeing a live picture of the white house right now on this monday morning, once again, this will be the president's last formal news conference. in his first term as president, he's sworn in in his second term as president. the president will open his news conference later today we're told with a statement on the debt ceiling and why he has said repeatedly over these past few weeks that he will not negotiate with republicans about raising the debt ceiling, as a result he says he won't negotiate, republicans say that is a bargaining chip that they have to try to cut spending to deal with the
i'm carol cosell low, cnn newsroom continues right now with wolf blitzer. >>> hello, everyone, i'm wolf blitzer in washington, we want to welcome you to our special coverage leading into president obama's last news conference in his first term as president of the united states. the president will be meeting with reporters in the east room of the white house, he's getting ready for that, originally he was scheduled for 10:15, now it's been rescheduled to 11:30. about a half hour from...
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cnn's latest poll shows people want it to stop. calls to do something resulting in demands for expanded background checks despite the fact they wouldn't have stopped the newtown shooter. >> we know that background checks can work, but the problem is loopholes in the current law let so many people avoid background checks altogether. >> reporter: gun control advocates want all gun sales, not just those by dealers, subject to background checks. >> this background check law that we're talking about is enforcing the law. >> reporter: colin goddard works for the brady center to protect gun violence. he is a gun violence victim, shot four times at virginia tech six years ago. >> how are you supposed to know if somebody's got a felony record? how are you supposed to be i to know if someone has a restraining order or dangerous mental illness without a bok ground check? you're supposed to look at them really hard? >> reporter: fearing could lead to a national gun registry and maybe confiscation. making it harder to buy may not stop massacres
cnn's latest poll shows people want it to stop. calls to do something resulting in demands for expanded background checks despite the fact they wouldn't have stopped the newtown shooter. >> we know that background checks can work, but the problem is loopholes in the current law let so many people avoid background checks altogether. >> reporter: gun control advocates want all gun sales, not just those by dealers, subject to background checks. >> this background check law that...
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today "the washington post's" bob woodward and "the new york times"'s and cnn's gloria borger and "time" magazine's michael duffy. first up, so much of our politics and supreme court rulings were shaped by the george w. bush presidency. the president talked about how he saw it in his dedication. >> future generations come to the library setting this administration, they will find out we stayed true to our convictions. when our freedom came under attack, we made the tough decisions required to keep the american people safe. chris: today a special extended look at the force that's propel bush, personally and politically, with foreign corespondents who covered bush. two of whom wrote books about him. we will do this with a series of questions today. first, bob and everyone, was george w. bush a better president then most thought he would be when he came in after he lost the popular vote to al gore and took office for the u.s. supreme court settled the florida recount, bob? >> first of all, i hate to do this and argue with your notion that the two wars, iraq and afghanistan, in leading us i
today "the washington post's" bob woodward and "the new york times"'s and cnn's gloria borger and "time" magazine's michael duffy. first up, so much of our politics and supreme court rulings were shaped by the george w. bush presidency. the president talked about how he saw it in his dedication. >> future generations come to the library setting this administration, they will find out we stayed true to our convictions. when our freedom came under attack, we...
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welcome to this special hour of cnn "shutdown showdown." i'm jake tapper once again live from capitol hill. attention, furloughed federal workers, veterans, families who rely on wic to put food on the table and every american who yearns to see our government leaders working together to get things done. all of you have reason to breathe a little easier, at least for tonight, at least until january. literally with minutes to spare until we hit the debt ceiling the house and senate approved the deet to reopen the government and avert that potential economic crisis. >> on this vote, there are 81 yeas, 18 nays. the bill is reported as passed. >> there was nothing surprising about the landslide approval in the senate, seeing as how democrats hold the majority there and most senate republicans were more than ready to put this whole thing behind them. the real test would be in the house, where there was plenty of resentment within the republican party stemming in some cases over how this impasse started and in other cases how it ended. before the h
welcome to this special hour of cnn "shutdown showdown." i'm jake tapper once again live from capitol hill. attention, furloughed federal workers, veterans, families who rely on wic to put food on the table and every american who yearns to see our government leaders working together to get things done. all of you have reason to breathe a little easier, at least for tonight, at least until january. literally with minutes to spare until we hit the debt ceiling the house and senate...
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it airs later tonight here on cnn. here's an excerpt. >> if anybody had told me in the year 2000 after bush versus gore that i would be sitting with you both today on the same side of a case about gay marriage, i would have said, are you nuts? >> in the first place, i think we both came to the conclusion that we could be unbeatable if we were on the same side. but if we were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> neither one of us likes to lose. >> reporter: with the election over, they became friends. really good friends. even though they still square off in court as recently as last month. >> it was really great. i'll tell you one thing, i like it a lot better when he's on my side than when he's against me. >> reporter: they're now teaming up in what they both say is the biggest case of their distinguished careers. >> i think this is the defining civil rights issue of this time. >> it wasn't a republican issue or a democratic or a conservative oar a liberal issue. it was an american issue that we could go to
it airs later tonight here on cnn. here's an excerpt. >> if anybody had told me in the year 2000 after bush versus gore that i would be sitting with you both today on the same side of a case about gay marriage, i would have said, are you nuts? >> in the first place, i think we both came to the conclusion that we could be unbeatable if we were on the same side. but if we were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> neither one of us likes to lose. >> reporter: with...
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piers morgan starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> this is "piers morgan tonight." the house votes another bill that would fund the government but delay obama care, that bill is certain to be
piers morgan starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> this is "piers morgan tonight." the house votes another bill that would fund the government but delay obama care, that bill is certain to be
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>> he calls me the neil young of cnn. that's what he told ashleigh banfie banfield. i asked him if they shortened the name when they moved to canada to make sure it would sound more canadian. in greece it might have been something a little longer. >> what have you got? >> we've got serious stuff coming up. i'll have a separate interview with him tomorrow. we're going to go in-depth on what's going on with the nsa surveillance and much more of gloria borger's interview with the romneys. >> he's the number one golfer again, he's got a blonde on his arm, again. and now he's regained something else. d of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes! maxwell is out and about... with ted's now ex-girlfriend. wheeeee! whoo! later ted! online claims appointments. just a click away on geico.com. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now
>> he calls me the neil young of cnn. that's what he told ashleigh banfie banfield. i asked him if they shortened the name when they moved to canada to make sure it would sound more canadian. in greece it might have been something a little longer. >> what have you got? >> we've got serious stuff coming up. i'll have a separate interview with him tomorrow. we're going to go in-depth on what's going on with the nsa surveillance and much more of gloria borger's interview with the...
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cruz received a hero's welcome saturday at a texas convention of republican women, and cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash was there and spoke with the freshman senator right after that event. dana, that was quite a hero's welcome, right? >> when i saw ted cruz walk into that room, i was looking for a rock star, not a senator. it was really unbelievable. 800 texas republican women and they greeted him really as a hero, not the senator his fellow republican senators in washington have disdain for. i asked him about some of the criticism from his own party, the likes of which i have rarely seen in washington, including from john mccain who called who senator ted cruz did a fool's errand, a deception of the american's people which he says he resents. >> i respect and admire john mccain. he's a war hero, a man of incredible personal courage. i will say this -- when you have got senate republicans saying, we cannot win, we will surrender, this is a fool's errand, it sabotages the evident. in my view i think the house republicans marched out on principle to say we're listening to the peo
cruz received a hero's welcome saturday at a texas convention of republican women, and cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash was there and spoke with the freshman senator right after that event. dana, that was quite a hero's welcome, right? >> when i saw ted cruz walk into that room, i was looking for a rock star, not a senator. it was really unbelievable. 800 texas republican women and they greeted him really as a hero, not the senator his fellow republican senators in...
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you heard it and saw it first here on cnn, one-year delay. the president will announce for at least one significant part of the affordable care act. the president getting ready to make that dramatic announcement from the white house. we'll take a quick break right after this. lan. i started part-time, now i'm a manager. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?" my doctor told me about eliquis. and three important reasons to take eliquis instead. one, in a
you heard it and saw it first here on cnn, one-year delay. the president will announce for at least one significant part of the affordable care act. the president getting ready to make that dramatic announcement from the white house. we'll take a quick break right after this. lan. i started part-time, now i'm a manager. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a...
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you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to be reinstated as early as today. the remains of four u.s. troops killed in afghanistan were returned home today at dover air force base in delaware. their families have not received the $100,000 death benefit due to the partial shutdown here in washington. it's just one of the many indignities that veterans are suffering under the furloughs. congressman of the chairman armed committee is joining us. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> let me get your quick reaction to what we heard from jay carney. the president was you be set when he learned that the death benefits would not be provided to those families of military service members killed in action. have you been informed that this has already been resolved? will it be resolved? >> we never thought it was going to be a problem. we passed pay our military act over a week ago when there was talk of a possib
you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to be reinstated as early as today. the remains of four u.s. troops killed in afghanistan were returned home today at dover air force base in delaware. their families have not received the $100,000 death benefit due to the partial shutdown here in washington. it's just one of the many indignities that veterans are suffering under the furloughs....
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cnn political analyst, ron, thank you very much for coming in. listen to some highlights from the president's inaugural address that underscore the more progressive or liberal agenda, potentially. >> we'll respond to the threat of climate change, the path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. but america cannot resist this transition. we must lead it. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see america as a land of opportunity. >> all right, so he laid out a pretty impressive liberal agenda there. >> yeah, and you know what? it is a clear pattern that goes back over a year now. if you think about it from the fight on contraception to health care to legalizing the dream act for students, to comprehensive gay marriage change, even women in combat, he has clearly crossed a rubicon, in the past, democrats have been concerned about many of thes
cnn political analyst, ron, thank you very much for coming in. listen to some highlights from the president's inaugural address that underscore the more progressive or liberal agenda, potentially. >> we'll respond to the threat of climate change, the path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. but america cannot resist this transition. we must lead it. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the...
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tonight on cnn. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark,...
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while cnn can't confirm how authentic the video is, it does appear to show a cargo plane that crashed. that crash killed brad hasler. >> if i could trade places so he could be with his family, i would. >> reporter: that's brad's brother. >> we don't see the baby who's on the way who we expect to see in october. >> reporter: the 747 was bound for dubai carrying equipment as part of the u.s. military's drawdown from afghanistan. the civilian cargo plane was loaded with more than 60 tons of gear. >> securing them is absolutely critical to safety. >> reporter: steven wallace is the former director of the faa's accident investigation unit. he says there's no forgiveness in a plane's center of gravity. >> basically there can only be so much weight at each part of the plane. >> so it's critical that the total weight be within the limit and that the plane be balanced. >> reporter: the 747 can take off a couple different ways. when it's carrying passengers it will take four to five minutes to reach 15,000 feet, but in afghanistan there's always the danger of being shot out of the sky so the pi
while cnn can't confirm how authentic the video is, it does appear to show a cargo plane that crashed. that crash killed brad hasler. >> if i could trade places so he could be with his family, i would. >> reporter: that's brad's brother. >> we don't see the baby who's on the way who we expect to see in october. >> reporter: the 747 was bound for dubai carrying equipment as part of the u.s. military's drawdown from afghanistan. the civilian cargo plane was loaded with...
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we are moments away now from that vote in the house that we have been reporting on here on cnn. the republican-sponsored keep your health plan act. as late as a day ago, it had a lot of democratic support. so i want to bring in dana bash on capitol hill where she has been stationed for the duration of all of this. what could we expect from democrats today? >> we're going to find out. that really is sort of the drama that is unfolding in the next hour. if you look at the careen right now, see what's happening on the house floor, there is a procedural vote going on with regard to a democratic attempt to give their rank and file cover to prevent defections on this republican bill. we'll see what happens and then we'll go into the republican bill. why is this so dramatic politically? the answer is because republicans planned on having this vote to allow people who are getting cancellation notices to keep their policy. and because so many democrats like most members of congress here are getting calls from constituents panicked they're getting these cancellation notices. many of them
we are moments away now from that vote in the house that we have been reporting on here on cnn. the republican-sponsored keep your health plan act. as late as a day ago, it had a lot of democratic support. so i want to bring in dana bash on capitol hill where she has been stationed for the duration of all of this. what could we expect from democrats today? >> we're going to find out. that really is sort of the drama that is unfolding in the next hour. if you look at the careen right now,...
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never. >> reporter: neither had the founder of a national embalming academy contacted by cnn who said it's not consistent with the standards of care in the industry. nor had the president of the national association of medical examiners, who told cnn he's never heard of this practice. why would the funeral home discard his organs and stuff him with newspaper? >> the question is, why did he tell us? >> so what exactly did the harrington funeral home do with kendrick's organs and why was he stuffed with newspaper? we went to their office to find out, but their response to us? no comment. however, in a letter to the j n johnsons, harrington funeral home denied they received his organs. he replied, his organs were disposed of before his body went to the pathologist. it's disappointing to his parents who want to know what happened to his body before and after his death. >> i'm in despair. it wakes you up in the morning and you keep pushing. >> victor blackwell joins us now. unbelievable, newspaper inside this young man's body. i understand there is an investigation into where kendrick john
never. >> reporter: neither had the founder of a national embalming academy contacted by cnn who said it's not consistent with the standards of care in the industry. nor had the president of the national association of medical examiners, who told cnn he's never heard of this practice. why would the funeral home discard his organs and stuff him with newspaper? >> the question is, why did he tell us? >> so what exactly did the harrington funeral home do with kendrick's organs...
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we'll take that ceremony live for you on cnn. but first, after weeks and weeks here of this back and forth, the tedious game of chicken, the question on capitol hill right now, deal or no deal? >> our leadership team met with our members today trying to find a way forward in a bipartisan way that would continue to provide fairness to the american people under obama care. there are a lot of opinions about what direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. i have made clear for months and months that the idea of default is wrong. we shouldn't get anywhere close to it. >> well, he
we'll take that ceremony live for you on cnn. but first, after weeks and weeks here of this back and forth, the tedious game of chicken, the question on capitol hill right now, deal or no deal? >> our leadership team met with our members today trying to find a way forward in a bipartisan way that would continue to provide fairness to the american people under obama care. there are a lot of opinions about what direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. i...
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are listening to the american people, chances are they're not hearing a lot of praise, our brand-new cnn poll shows congress's job approval rating, wait for this? 10%. chances are flu polls are better than that. but there is more, our chief national correspondent, john king, with the latest numbers, 10%, i believe in all the polling we've done lately at cnn, that is the lowest job approval rating for congress. >> that is terrible, 10% of the american people 10% approve of how congress is handling its job, that is pathetic. and it is down half from september. so as the debate played out. as we've gone closer to the prospect of the government shutdown, the american people have lost faith in that. half of that. on the big picture, wolf, you asked the question, what do americans nationally want heading into these final hours? well, nearly seven in ten, that means a lot of republicans, say it is a bad thing to shut down the government. only 27% say it is a good thing. on the final question of the debate which has become about the president's health care plan, 63% say it is important to avoid
are listening to the american people, chances are they're not hearing a lot of praise, our brand-new cnn poll shows congress's job approval rating, wait for this? 10%. chances are flu polls are better than that. but there is more, our chief national correspondent, john king, with the latest numbers, 10%, i believe in all the polling we've done lately at cnn, that is the lowest job approval rating for congress. >> that is terrible, 10% of the american people 10% approve of how congress is...
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with us today "time's" joe klein, cnn gloria borger, "new york times" elisabeth bumiller and "the washington post," david ignatius. first up, president obama will face congress tuesday night and try to drive a wedge between the country and his hard right opponents. look at the cloud of the most used words in the last 50 years of the state of the union addresses, number one word in 50 years, "more." presidents for five decades have used the state of the union to call for more. so what's "more" mean to president obama and will he present an optimistic view of our union as most presidents have? >> i can report to you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> i'm pleased to report the state of our union is stronger than a year ago and growing stronger each day. >> my fellow americans, the state of our union is strong. >> tonight the state of our union is strong and together we will make it stronger. chris: or maybe they'll shake things up as president ford did in a bad economy. >> i've got bad news. and i don't expect much, if any, applause. i must say to you that the state of th
with us today "time's" joe klein, cnn gloria borger, "new york times" elisabeth bumiller and "the washington post," david ignatius. first up, president obama will face congress tuesday night and try to drive a wedge between the country and his hard right opponents. look at the cloud of the most used words in the last 50 years of the state of the union addresses, number one word in 50 years, "more." presidents for five decades have used the state of the...
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. >> reporter: so cnn contacted the two entities who had his body and access to his organs. the georgia burr reof investigation and harringed to funeral home which the johnsons chose to embalm and prepare his body for burial days later. a spokeswoman says after its autopsy the organs were placed in johnson's body, the body was closed and released to the funeral home. state investigators say it's the normal practice but what happened after his body arrived at the funeral home was anything but normal. >> what was in the place of the organs? >> newspaper. >> newspaper? >> reporter: dr. anderson showed me the pictures of kendrick's body he had taken during the second autopsy. >> it's a black friday add, j.c. penney ad. >> stuffing newspaper in like he was a garbage can inside his body. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: i would imagine that's a different kind of pain. >> yeah. >> reporter: why do you think there would be newspaper stuffed in your child? >> i never heard of that before, never. >> reporter: neither had the founder of a national enbalming academy who said it's not con
. >> reporter: so cnn contacted the two entities who had his body and access to his organs. the georgia burr reof investigation and harringed to funeral home which the johnsons chose to embalm and prepare his body for burial days later. a spokeswoman says after its autopsy the organs were placed in johnson's body, the body was closed and released to the funeral home. state investigators say it's the normal practice but what happened after his body arrived at the funeral home was anything...
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this is what she told cnn. >> i don't know. i mean, honestly, i got home last night about 11:00 and started to break down because i had been holding it in all day. i had been trying to remain composed. on social media and video just portray what was going on and tell my story. but by the time i was trying to fall asleep, it was hitting me, this is real and waking up this morning realizing it isn't a nightmare, it actually happened, and what will be the case today. >> reporter: indeed it did actually happen. there were thousands of people still running the race when those bombs went off. and for the first time, we're seeing what the blast looked like from it a runner's perspective. runners reaching the finish line, of course one of the things you do these days is take video of yourself crossing the finish line. this time taking video of the bombs, smoke rising into the air. you can see they started running in the opposite direction of the blast, probably a smart thing to do. we just heard from investigators a little over an hour
this is what she told cnn. >> i don't know. i mean, honestly, i got home last night about 11:00 and started to break down because i had been holding it in all day. i had been trying to remain composed. on social media and video just portray what was going on and tell my story. but by the time i was trying to fall asleep, it was hitting me, this is real and waking up this morning realizing it isn't a nightmare, it actually happened, and what will be the case today. >> reporter:...
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you are in the cnn news room. the clock is ticking and we are getting closer and closer to a government shutdown. this could happen at midnight on monday unless congress can cut a budget deal and do it soon. right now, the ball is in the house's court. it is to vote this evening at anytime on a republican spending bill to add controversial spending measure that is undermines obama care. fully implement the president's health care plan and a repeal of a tax on medical devices that help fund it. any house
you are in the cnn news room. the clock is ticking and we are getting closer and closer to a government shutdown. this could happen at midnight on monday unless congress can cut a budget deal and do it soon. right now, the ball is in the house's court. it is to vote this evening at anytime on a republican spending bill to add controversial spending measure that is undermines obama care. fully implement the president's health care plan and a repeal of a tax on medical devices that help fund it....
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welcome to this special half hour of cnn, "shutdown showdown." we're coming to you live tonight from the nation's capitol. the only city in america where you have to work this hard to get absolutely nothing accomplished. we're coming up on 48 hours since the government partially shut down. and if you are a furloughed government worker, do not bother setting your alarm tonight. this mess will not be any closer to a resolution when you wake up. you can be forgiven if you got your hopes up. earlier tonight the four top leaders in congress went to the white house to meet with president obama behind closed doors. so how did it go? >> the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we've got divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate, republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals over to our democratic colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. >> i thought that they were concerned about the long-term fiscal affairs of this country. and we said we are, too. let's talk abou
welcome to this special half hour of cnn, "shutdown showdown." we're coming to you live tonight from the nation's capitol. the only city in america where you have to work this hard to get absolutely nothing accomplished. we're coming up on 48 hours since the government partially shut down. and if you are a furloughed government worker, do not bother setting your alarm tonight. this mess will not be any closer to a resolution when you wake up. you can be forgiven if you got your hopes...
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and nap navarro is a cnn political commentator who is joining us right now. you see light at the end of this tunnel over the next 48 hours, anna, or is this gloom and doom? >> you know, i don't feel it's optimistic it's going to be a quick resolution as i did yesterday. i do see some light at the end of the tunnel. i do think it is a serious proposal by boehner. i think the senate also put up a serious proposal. i'm not hearing the white house say dead on arrival. they're continuing to say we need to analyze the bill. we haven't seen the language. so it's not the flat no. we have definitely come a very long way from where we started 15, 16, 17 days ago, would ef. >> do you think that john boehner is under enormous pressure from the tea party supporters in his republican caucus, do you think he at the end of the day, let's say the senate passes something and it's september over to the house. he would allow it to come up for a yes or a no vote without net additional strings attached and see what the majority in the house of representatives is willing to do even
and nap navarro is a cnn political commentator who is joining us right now. you see light at the end of this tunnel over the next 48 hours, anna, or is this gloom and doom? >> you know, i don't feel it's optimistic it's going to be a quick resolution as i did yesterday. i do see some light at the end of the tunnel. i do think it is a serious proposal by boehner. i think the senate also put up a serious proposal. i'm not hearing the white house say dead on arrival. they're continuing to...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> u.s. secretary of state says signatures of saran gas has been found in syrian. what is this? what affects does it have on victims? we have an explanation straight ahead. usual please. thank you very much. ok guys, i'm back. i need a template of a template. oh my gosh. i've never even seen this record, i've only read about it in books. yeah we can get some peanut...that is huge. please don't judge the amount of peanut butter we are getting. from prepaid to platinum, cashback and more membership has a card for every character. i'm carrie brownstein and i get to be whoever i want. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. >>> all right. bottom of the hour now. welcome back. i'm fredericka whitfield. five things on the cnn news desk right now. the arab states according to reuters news service is reporting that the arab states are now calling on the international community to take action against the syrian government over that chemical gas attack that president obama says killed
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> u.s. secretary of state says signatures of saran gas has been found in syrian. what is this? what affects does it have on victims? we have an explanation straight ahead. usual please. thank you very much. ok guys, i'm back. i need a template of a template. oh my gosh. i've never even seen this record, i've only read about it in books. yeah we can get some peanut...that is huge. please don't judge the amount of peanut butter we are getting. from prepaid...
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she told cnn she had no idea where he'd gone. >> mom, i'm in somalia. i'm okay. >> reporter: but he wasn't okay. he was fighting for the group al shabaab. not long after, she was told he was dead. this week's ram page in kenya has many wondering how long until it comes to the u.s. they say al shabaab is already here. how many people do you think have been taken from this community by recruiting? >> approximately 30 to 40. and that is the most often asked question. and i think nobody can nail down the exact figure. >> reporter: even as we sip coffee in middle america, he is sure they are recruiting nearby. they are often raised in single parent homes with no hope, and they are perfect targets. >> they have never seen their dad, they live in poverty environment. and need badly to find a male role model. and al shabaab has become that father they never had. >> reporter: unless something's done, they predict they will stay and fight here, explaining the logic this way. >> it's just a fraction of a second. where should i do that? i'm in minneapolis, what the
she told cnn she had no idea where he'd gone. >> mom, i'm in somalia. i'm okay. >> reporter: but he wasn't okay. he was fighting for the group al shabaab. not long after, she was told he was dead. this week's ram page in kenya has many wondering how long until it comes to the u.s. they say al shabaab is already here. how many people do you think have been taken from this community by recruiting? >> approximately 30 to 40. and that is the most often asked question. and i think...
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that's a cleaned up family friendly cnn version. >> i appreciate it. what can be done? >> take two steps back. the financial -- dealing with the financial crisis actually gave -- spurred the tea party reaction. it made our politics a lot worse. that's the after effect and after glow. >> t.a.r.p.? >> t.a.r.p. and the whole effort, yeah, the idea that you would be bailing out the banks and bankers. it spurred an entire political reaction. ultimately there is an internal battle on the republican party. for the heart and soul and direction. i'm not in -- i don't get paid to give them advice. one, i've always said they need a bill clinton moment. our own party 10, 20 years ago face this hd this and bill clin a new direction. i have a fondness for that more pragmatic progressive philosophy. i'm not one for process. i think people get overwhelmed on process. but the house of representatives is set up for the voters to pick their representatives. through restricting and through technology, representatives now pick their voters. so the system is now turned upside down and that's
that's a cleaned up family friendly cnn version. >> i appreciate it. what can be done? >> take two steps back. the financial -- dealing with the financial crisis actually gave -- spurred the tea party reaction. it made our politics a lot worse. that's the after effect and after glow. >> t.a.r.p.? >> t.a.r.p. and the whole effort, yeah, the idea that you would be bailing out the banks and bankers. it spurred an entire political reaction. ultimately there is an internal...
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randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a fascinating trial. joining me, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and defense attorney mark geragos, author of "mistrial: an inside look at how the criminal justice system works and sometimes doesn't." jeff, the details of this case are explicit to say the least. have you ever seen a trial that's been televised like this? >> i didn't know you could say lubed that often on basic cable, but it's just all -- it's unbelievable. the thing is, forgetting putting it on television. why a -- how a judge has allowed this is a very interesting way of -- >> how a judge has allowed her to sit on the stand on direct examination this long before even getting to cross is beyond me. 30 years i've been doing this. i've never seen any defendant on the stand this long. >> the reason is, though, i think is actually straightforward. it's because it's a death penalty case. this is an interesting lesson in why death penalty cases take so long and are so expensive. the judge says, look, this person is on trial for their life.
randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a fascinating trial. joining me, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and defense attorney mark geragos, author of "mistrial: an inside look at how the criminal justice system works and sometimes doesn't." jeff, the details of this case are explicit to say the least. have you ever seen a trial that's been televised like this? >> i didn't know you could say lubed that often on basic cable, but it's just all -- it's unbelievable. the thing is,...
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cnn has spoken with the driver of that vehicle. a warning, though. the video is disturbing to watch. chris lawrence reports. >> reporter: the video is dramatic and disturbing. a 747 just stalls and falls back to earth. while cnn can't fully confirm how authentic the video is, it does appear to show a cargo plane that crashed monday in afghanistan. that crash killed seven american crewmen, including brad hasler. >> if i could trade places with him so that he could be with his family, i would in a heartbeat. >> reporter: that's hasler's brother who says brad's wife is pregnant. >> this is his daughter, sloan, who is 2. and who we don't see in here is the baby that's on the way, who we expect to see in october. >> reporter: the 747 was bound for dubai, carrying equipment as part of the u.s. military's drawdown from afghanistan. the civilian cargo plane was loaded with more than 60 tons of gear. >> securing them is absolutely critical to safety. >> reporter: steven wallace is the former director of the faa's accident investigation unit. he says there is
cnn has spoken with the driver of that vehicle. a warning, though. the video is disturbing to watch. chris lawrence reports. >> reporter: the video is dramatic and disturbing. a 747 just stalls and falls back to earth. while cnn can't fully confirm how authentic the video is, it does appear to show a cargo plane that crashed monday in afghanistan. that crash killed seven american crewmen, including brad hasler. >> if i could trade places with him so that he could be with his family,...
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you are in the "cnn newsroom." there is the building behind me. the clock is ticking. we're inching closer and closer to a government shut down at the capital, this could happen midnight on monday unless a sharply divided congress can cut a budget deal soon. right now the ball is in the house's court. the house is set to vote later today on a republican spending bill that would add controversial measures to undermine obama care. the plan includes a one-year delay on fully implementing obama care and a repeal of a new tax on medical devices that would help fund obama care. any house gop plan faces almost certain death in the senate. senate democratic leader harry reid has said any bill that would change obama care is absolutely unacceptable. we have got this story covered from every angle. we have complete coverage for you on this shutdown struggle. chief congressional correspondent dana bash is in washington. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger is in washington as well. we've got you covered here.
you are in the "cnn newsroom." there is the building behind me. the clock is ticking. we're inching closer and closer to a government shut down at the capital, this could happen midnight on monday unless a sharply divided congress can cut a budget deal soon. right now the ball is in the house's court. the house is set to vote later today on a republican spending bill that would add controversial measures to undermine obama care. the plan includes a one-year delay on fully implementing...
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cnn's top political analysts standing by to join me. we'll discuss, when we come back.] bell's angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla. if you think campbell's 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. m'm! m'm! good! you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ at any minute... paying ourselves to do what we love? ...you could be a victim of fraud. most people don't even know it. fraud could mean lower credit scores, higher loan rates... ...and maybe not getting the car you want. it's a problem waiting to happen. check your credit score, check your credit report, at experian.com america's number one provider of online credit reports and scores. don't take chances. go to expe
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just a moment, we'll talk about what happened with cnn legal analyst sunny hostin. victor blackwell doggedly chasing the story for more than six months and walks us through what happened. >> reporter: months of protests. sit-in and marches have shaken the small south georgia city of valdosta. demonstrators say they want answers in death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson. in january, kendrick was found dead at school. investigators with the sheriff's office says kendrick squeezes his 19 inch shoulders into the 14 1/2 center of the rolled gym mat. he got stuck upside down while reaching for the shoe. after an autopsy, a medical examiner with the georgia bureau of investigation agreed, the official cause of kendrick's death, accidental positional asphyxia, suffocated by his own body weight. >> we examined all of the alternatives presented to us and the only one that fit the physical evidence and forensic evidence and testimonial evidence was this is an accident. >> an accident? we just didn't believe. >> reporter: kendrick's parents, kenneth and jacqueline johnson, belie
just a moment, we'll talk about what happened with cnn legal analyst sunny hostin. victor blackwell doggedly chasing the story for more than six months and walks us through what happened. >> reporter: months of protests. sit-in and marches have shaken the small south georgia city of valdosta. demonstrators say they want answers in death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson. in january, kendrick was found dead at school. investigators with the sheriff's office says kendrick squeezes his 19 inch...
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take a look. >>> cnn tonight. at 8:00 on "ac 360" a new resident of a small north dakota town wants to make it all white. >> it's not hate. it's the first amendment. >> but see how some long-time locals are fighting back. and on "piers morgan live" at 9:00, who's really to blame in the death of michael jackson, as the defense rests in the wrongful death trial. what does it mean for the doctor already behind bars for his death? piers gets conrad murray's side of the argument. it's all on cnn tonight starting with "outfront" at 7:00, "ac 360" at 8:00, and "piers morgan live" at 9:00. tonight on cnn. >>> coming up next in the world lead, first it was putin, now iran's president is harnessing the greatest media tool of 19th century to talk to americans with a newspaper op-ed. >>> and the money lead. you get to the front of the line and the iphone color you want is sold out. oh, the hardships you have to face as a loyal apple customer. let me get the world's smallest violin ready. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're h
take a look. >>> cnn tonight. at 8:00 on "ac 360" a new resident of a small north dakota town wants to make it all white. >> it's not hate. it's the first amendment. >> but see how some long-time locals are fighting back. and on "piers morgan live" at 9:00, who's really to blame in the death of michael jackson, as the defense rests in the wrongful death trial. what does it mean for the doctor already behind bars for his death? piers gets conrad murray's...
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it's endless there right. >> something just in to us here at cnn. a judge in connecticut setting a $1.2 million bail for michael skakel, the kennedy cousin. it looks like he'll be getting out of prison after 11 years. >> convicted for a 1975 murder of a neighbor, martha moxley, both 15 at the time. last month his conviction set aside and a new trial was ordered. >> a judge set some conditions, though, among them won't be allowed to leave the state without court approval and he's going to have to wear a gps tracking device. his attorney tells "hartford courant" skakel is prepared to post bail today. >> we'll come back in a moment. more on what we're working on this hour for "around the world." possible deal that would keep some american troops in afghanistan through 2024. it's now in the hands of the afghan people. americans take care of business. they always have. they always will. that's why you take charge of your future. your retirement. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help you like they've helped millions of others. listening, planning, working one
it's endless there right. >> something just in to us here at cnn. a judge in connecticut setting a $1.2 million bail for michael skakel, the kennedy cousin. it looks like he'll be getting out of prison after 11 years. >> convicted for a 1975 murder of a neighbor, martha moxley, both 15 at the time. last month his conviction set aside and a new trial was ordered. >> a judge set some conditions, though, among them won't be allowed to leave the state without court approval and...
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though cnn ultimately called it for democrat terry mcauliffe little more than an hour ago as more districts from northern virginia reported back. mcauliffe is giving his victory speech right now. i want to go straight to wolf blitzer and john king back in washington, d.c. with the latest election night results. wolf, john? >> thanks very much, jake. these are the winners in the biggest contests tonight. in virginia, in the virginia governor's race the former democratic party chairman and clinton ally terry mcauliffe defeating the republican candidate and tea party favorite ken cucinnelli in a race that was more suspenseful than a lot of us expected. in new jersey a big win for republican governor chris christie, a possible launch pad for a 2016 presidential bid. and in new york city, democrat bill deblasio wins the mayor's race. he'll be the first democrat to runt city in two decades, succeeding the independent mayor michael bloomberg. we can also now report a winner in a battle between two republicans in alabama that's considered a big test of the tea party's clout and the struggle for the
though cnn ultimately called it for democrat terry mcauliffe little more than an hour ago as more districts from northern virginia reported back. mcauliffe is giving his victory speech right now. i want to go straight to wolf blitzer and john king back in washington, d.c. with the latest election night results. wolf, john? >> thanks very much, jake. these are the winners in the biggest contests tonight. in virginia, in the virginia governor's race the former democratic party chairman and...
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cnn new day anchor chris cuomo is there and joins us live. give us a sense of what you're seeing and hearing on the ground. >> well, it's interesting. there's been a lot of waiting for the national weather service to have the pronouncement on the strength of the tornado. that's been of absolutely zero interest to people on the ground. this is all the proof they needed in terms of calibrating loss. the governor just finished speaking here. he said the highest human calling is to help your neighbor. i think that's the big headline out of this. tornadoes happen the effect is devastating. for the anomaly that was the late season tornadoes, i think the bigger force on the ground here has been the strength of the community to come together and obviously, the governor was talking about that, but it was like immediate windfall of human support after this. all these reports started coming in of literally hundreds of people the mayor was telling us this morning, so many they had to be turned waef. now as the sun came out, they're all going through thei
cnn new day anchor chris cuomo is there and joins us live. give us a sense of what you're seeing and hearing on the ground. >> well, it's interesting. there's been a lot of waiting for the national weather service to have the pronouncement on the strength of the tornado. that's been of absolutely zero interest to people on the ground. this is all the proof they needed in terms of calibrating loss. the governor just finished speaking here. he said the highest human calling is to help your...
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i want to bring in cnn's justice reporter, evan perez. we just want to read a little bit of that earlier decision from judge richard leon this month. the court concludes that plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of the government's bulk collection of metadata, that they demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their fourth amendment claim and they will suffer irreparable harm. what's the take-away now that you have these two competing rulings going in completely opposite directions? >> well, yeah, exactly. you have two judges who are of the same rank so basically, the two opinions cancel out each other. what we have to do now is the nsa -- and the nsa is going to continue doing its program, its metadata collection. it will be some time before the appeals work themselves out, probably another couple years before this maybe finally makes its way to the supreme court, and they can once and for all decide whether or not this program is legal or not. at the same time, the president has this blue ribbon pane
i want to bring in cnn's justice reporter, evan perez. we just want to read a little bit of that earlier decision from judge richard leon this month. the court concludes that plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of the government's bulk collection of metadata, that they demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their fourth amendment claim and they will suffer irreparable harm. what's the take-away now that you have these two competing rulings going in...
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eastern on cnn. you're not going to want to miss that one. >> thanks for watching "around the world." >> "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >> see you tomorrow. >>> right now the united states is trying to determine if syria's serious about giving up its chemical weapons. crucial talks and a plan to avoid u.s. military action about to get under way. >>> also, the white house press secretary preparing for some tough questions on the syria crisis and the president's policies. today's white house briefing expected to start within this hour. >>> also right now, emergency crews in colorado are responding to dozens of calls from people trapped by raging floodwaters. you'll see dramatic rescue that played out on live tv a little while ago. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we'll have a live report on the deadly flooding in colorado in a few minutes. >>> first, it's a high stakes diplomatic effort to deal with the kris and in syria. secretary of state john kerry about to meet with his russian counterpart in
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joining me now from mcauliffe headquarters is cnn chief political analyst dana bash and gloria borger. chris christie's re-election in new jersey was never in doubt. but the polls performing so well, 55% of female vote, one fifth of the african-american vote. more than half of the latino vote according to recent exit polls. gloria how much do you think this will be resonant for those early state activists looking to put a republican in the white house? >> look, i think it's going to have a lot of resonance with more establishment republicans who are saying we can't go with the tea party. it's not going to help us. business types who after the shutdown are looking for candidates, they can endorse now against other republicans. so i think for those folks, this news is going to be telegraphed everywhere as you point out earlier. these exit polls are going to go everywhere. but if you look at the state of virginia, the tea party folks might say, you know what, if ken cucinnelli had stuck with the base, if he'd had one more week to rail against obama care and to continue on that, then mayb
joining me now from mcauliffe headquarters is cnn chief political analyst dana bash and gloria borger. chris christie's re-election in new jersey was never in doubt. but the polls performing so well, 55% of female vote, one fifth of the african-american vote. more than half of the latino vote according to recent exit polls. gloria how much do you think this will be resonant for those early state activists looking to put a republican in the white house? >> look, i think it's going to have...
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>>> tonight a cnn special. powwow between the powers that be. >> we had a very useful meeting. >> i'm sorry. did i hear you correctly? >> it was clarifying i think for both sides. >> house republicans meeting with president. and it was productive? forgive our wonderment, but we haven't heard anything like that in the past ten days. so crisis over? >> our teams are going to be talking further tonight. >> well, the president didn't say yes and he didn't say no to a short-term plan that would raise the debt ceiling. and it's unclear what effect any of this might have on the partial government shutdown. but -- >> the president strongly previous a longer-term resolution. >> put a pot of coffee on this. could be an all nighter. this is "shutdown showdown." >>> good evening. i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special half hour of cnn, "shutdown showdown." tonight i'm going to report something that i have not been able to report for ten, almost 11 days now. actual, honest to god progress! it's not a beast of progress, it
>>> tonight a cnn special. powwow between the powers that be. >> we had a very useful meeting. >> i'm sorry. did i hear you correctly? >> it was clarifying i think for both sides. >> house republicans meeting with president. and it was productive? forgive our wonderment, but we haven't heard anything like that in the past ten days. so crisis over? >> our teams are going to be talking further tonight. >> well, the president didn't say yes and he...